Events

Please Note

The cemetery is closed to dogs every Saturday from
11:00 AM to 3:00 PM

The cemetery is closed to dogs every Saturday from
11:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Death Doula Days

Historic Congressional Cemetery 1801 E Street, Southeast, Washington, DC, United States

We are so pleased you can join us for this week's Death Doula Day at Congressional Cemetery! RSVP is appreciated but not required to attend. Office hours from 10am-1pm with [...]

Death Doula Days

Historic Congressional Cemetery 1801 E Street, Southeast, Washington, DC, United States

Join us for this week's Death Doula Day at Congressional Cemetery! RSVP is appreciated but not required to attend. Office hours from 10am-1pm . Stop by to talk about death [...]

Death Doula Days

Historic Congressional Cemetery 1801 E Street, Southeast, Washington, DC, United States

Join us for this week's Death Doula Day at Congressional Cemetery! RSVP is appreciated but not required to attend. Office hours from 10am-1pm . Stop by to talk about death [...]

Death Doula Days

Historic Congressional Cemetery 1801 E Street, Southeast, Washington, DC, United States

Sometimes death is personal. This week, death is personal indeed. This week’s special guest, Robert "Hoff" Hoffman, will not be with us, except in spirit. Hoff, a well-known and beloved friend [...]

Death Doula Days

Historic Congressional Cemetery 1801 E Street, Southeast, Washington, DC, United States

Open 10am-1pm stop in any time OUR ACTIVITY THIS WEEK: Our special guest dropping by from 11am-noon will be Rosie Grant. Chances are, you've seen news stories about her recently [...]

Tombs & Tomes Book Club March (In Person)

Historic Congressional Cemetery 1801 E Street, Southeast, Washington, DC, United States

Tombs and Tomes is Congressional Cemetery's book club. We meet every other month in our historic Chapel (unless otherwise noted), and we discuss primarily non-fiction books. Our book selections have no rhyme and reason; however, our choices tend to stray towards the macabre, as is natural for a cemetery book club. Our very first meeting was in September 2013 and we chose to read Stiff, by Mary Roach (pictured here with Doug Graves, Congressional Cemetery's mascot and NOT a real skeleton!).

Tombs & Tomes Book Club March (Virtual)

Historic Congressional Cemetery 1801 E Street, Southeast, Washington, DC, United States

Tombs and Tomes is Congressional Cemetery's book club. We meet every other month in our historic Chapel (unless otherwise noted), and we discuss primarily non-fiction books. Our book selections have no rhyme and reason; however, our choices tend to stray towards the macabre, as is natural for a cemetery book club. Our very first meeting was in September 2013 and we chose to read Stiff, by Mary Roach (pictured here with Doug Graves, Congressional Cemetery's mascot and NOT a real skeleton!).

Death Doula Days

Historic Congressional Cemetery 1801 E Street, Southeast, Washington, DC, United States

OUR ACTIVITY THIS WEEK from 11am-noon: How does a cemetery connect the living and the dead? We are welcoming Sharon Metcalf, the creator of the Circle of Life path at [...]

Circle of Life Dedication

Please join Congressional Cemetery and the designers of the Circle of Life  for an outdoor dedication ceremony honoring the creation of this signature cemetery fixture. The event coincides with the [...]

Death Doula Days

Historic Congressional Cemetery 1801 E Street, Southeast, Washington, DC, United States

Join us for this week's Death Doula Day at Congressional Cemetery! Office hours from 10am-1pm. TOPIC FOR THIS WEEK: SO YOU WANT TO MEET, OR BECOME, A DEATH DOULA? Death [...]

Notes from the Crypt Concert

Historic Congressional Cemetery Chapel 1801 E Street, Southeast, Washington, DC, United States

Join us in our historic 1903 Chapel for an intimate concert featuring a few of D.C.'s best musicians! This chamber music concert is free to attend but there is limited [...]

A Phrase Remains: Poetry Open Mic

Historic Congressional Cemetery Chapel 1801 E Street, Southeast, Washington, DC, United States

Building off of our new death positive programming, Congressional Cemetery is excited to offer a space for open dialogues about life, death, and the in-between through poetry. Come with your [...]

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